CREATIVE DIARIES

Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, the taable, a multidisciplinary creative hub run by Axel Oswith and Amanda Kusai has been delivering, since 2014, some of the freshest and most creative still life visuals on Instagram.

Raised by artist parents in the Rocky Mountains of Western Canada, multi-dimensional artist Lacy has since left the countryside and has worked as a freelance artist and set designer in London, Los Angeles, New York and Montreal.

"It's important to know if making a living as a creative is what you truly want. It's not easy at all. You have to rely on yourself 100%. So it's important to ask yourself “Am I reliable?”. The first step is really to get to know yourself." - Johanna Tagada

Designer, Neo Khama, talks about her journey from being a law student to launching her design agency in Hong Kong and shares her tips on being a self-taught designer, starting a career and business in a foreign country and the importance of taking risks.

"Art Directors have the reputation of just making things pretty—they show up, do some styling and that’s it. But I really think that the aesthetic, no matter how strong it is, is irrelevant if it’s not rooted in an idea that will live longer than a visual trend." - Monica